A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

NERO

Sun, 3 Mar '24
Emperor before the Year of the Four Emperors
Sat, 24 Feb '24
Historic husband of Claudia Octavia
Wed, 17 Jan '24
Last Julio-Claudian emperor
Tue, 2 Jan '24
Infamous Roman
Tue, 31 Oct '23
Emperor beginning in A.D. 54
Tue, 25 Jul '23
Detective Wolfe
Sun, 9 Jul '23
His death sparked a civil war known as the Year of the Four Emperors
Tue, 6 Jun '23
Roman emperor famed for his debauchery
Sun, 7 May '23
___ Redivivus (first-century myth about an emperor's reappearance)
Tue, 25 Apr '23
Infamous emperor
Mon, 10 Apr '23
Emperor who purportedly fiddled while Rome burned
Thu, 6 Apr '23
Black: It.
Mon, 11 Jul '22
Emperor during the Great Fire of Rome
Tue, 24 May '22
Emperor whose mother was Agrippina the Younger
Wed, 12 Jan '22
Ruler during the Great Fire of Rome
Mon, 27 Dec '21
Emperor during the Great Fire of Rome
Tue, 23 Nov '21
Reviled Roman emperor
Mon, 30 Aug '21
Roman emperor who succeeded his adoptive father
Mon, 2 Aug '21
Roman emperor who said before dying "What an artist the world is losing in me!"
Sun, 27 Dec '20
Emperor who ruled for more than 13 years, dying at age 30